Miss Robin Hood (1952)

Richard Hearne: Henry Wrigley

Quotes 

• Sue : Daddy?

  Henry Wrigley : Yes, poppet?

  Sue : You know I like to help you with your work.

  Henry Wrigley : Oh, but you do. Any suggestions?

  Sue : Well, in this week's for instance, Miss Robin Hood says "Golly, here's the police"

  Henry Wrigley : Yes, she seems to say that every week, doesn't she?

  Sue : Well, that part's all right. It's just that well, we don't say "golly" any more.

  Henry Wrigley : Oh, what do you say?

  Sue : Anything, like "crumbs" or "gosh"

  Henry Wrigley : You mean "golly" is considered old-fashioned?

  Sue : Well, not really I suppose... Babs Henshawe says "golly", and she's hockey captain

  Henry Wrigley : That would seem to justify it, wouldn't it?

• Henry Wrigley : That's what happens when anyone like you gets hold of anything. You get fatter and fatter. All you think about is balance sheets, profits and inter-office memos. Before you've finished you've killed the very spark that keeps the whole thing going. What do you think all this muck is built on? The work of writers - people like me! Without us, you'd be a stranded whale!